1. Jessie W. Smith
... of classic boys and girl's stories and painted illustrations for such natable characters as David Copperfield, and Alice in Wonderland, she also fully illustrated the books Little Women (1915) and Heidi (1922). Hedid contained: "ten full-page colorplates, a color pictoral wrapper, a color insert on the cover, pictoral end papers, and colored line drawings throughout the book. Smith's paintings for Heidi are quite unique in their use ... of coloration, with many shades of purple, green, and orange, giving an ethereal effect. One such illustration shows Heidi introducing various goats to ...
- Word Count: 1306
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography